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‘This experience is very traumatizing’: Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot testifies about death threat she received in 2022
Growing occasionally emotional, former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday testified during a bench trial that she was disturbed and traumatized by a profane and racist death threat sent to her in 2022 through a city feedback email system.
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Editorial: Streeterville shooting calls for tougher response to teen flash mobs. But an 8 p.m. curfew?
Chicago doesn't have the teen "flash mob" problem under control. But an 8 p.m. curfew...
Immigration
Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause
The Trump administration resumed family detention of immigrants last week after a Biden-era pause, a legal nonprofit group providing services to migrant families said.
Entertainment
CSO’s principal flute departs for the Berlin Philharmonic
Musician Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, the principal flute of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, is taking a one-year leave of absence from the orchestra after winning the same post at the Berlin Philharmonic.
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Column: Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts sticks to the script when discussing his philosophy on spending
Why don't the Chicago Cubs spend like their big-market rivals? Chairman Tom Ricketts says they spend enough to make the playoffs, in which "anything can happen."
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![CPS students, grades first through eighth, competed in the 2025 Citywide Spelling Bee Championship at Marie Curie Metropolitan High School on March 13, 2025. Winner Beatriz Whitford-Rodriguez, right, 13, of Skinner North Classical School, will go to the 100th Scripps’ National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. CPS has sent a regional winner to the National Spelling Bee for more than 60 years.]( "CPS students, grades first through eighth, competed in the 2025 Citywide Spelling Bee Championship at Marie Curie Metropolitan High School on March 13, 2025. Winner Beatriz Whitford-Rodriguez, right, 13, of Skinner North Classical School, will go to the 100th Scripps’ National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. CPS has sent a regional winner to the National Spelling Bee for more than 60 years.")
Photos: 2025 Citywide Spelling Bee Championship
CPS students, grades first through eighth, competed in the 2025 Citywide Spelling Bee Championship at Marie Curie Metropolitan High School on March 13, 2025. Winner Beatriz Whitford-Rodriguez, right, 13, of Skinner North Classical School, will go to the 100th Scripps’... -
![The wake of Zulma Daniela Calderon Pacheco, 21, was held at Caribe Funeral Home on March 13, 2025. Calderon Pacheco was killed Saturday after being shot in the face at Mansion Live nightclub in Stone Park. According to Stone Park police, a fight broke out inside the nightclub about 1:40 a.m. Saturday. Police later said a security guard at the club fired one shot, which struck Calderon Pacheco.]( "The wake of Zulma Daniela Calderon Pacheco, 21, was held at Caribe Funeral Home on March 13, 2025. Calderon Pacheco was killed Saturday after being shot in the face at Mansion Live nightclub in Stone Park. According to Stone Park police, a fight broke out inside the nightclub about 1:40 a.m. Saturday. Police later said a security guard at the club fired one shot, which struck Calderon Pacheco.")
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![On Sunday, teams of up to four people competed in the monthly puzzle race at Snakes & Lattes Chicago. Lizzy Alvarez and Maddie Bouchie, two of the first place winners of the event, will travel to a national puzzle competition in Washington D.C.]( "On Sunday, teams of up to four people competed in the monthly puzzle race at Snakes & Lattes Chicago. Lizzy Alvarez and Maddie Bouchie, two of the first place winners of the event, will travel to a national puzzle competition in Washington D.C.")
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![Photos: Chicago’s rally and march for International Women’s Day]( "Photos: Chicago’s rally and march for International Women’s Day")
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![Photos from the first women's college flag football game in Illinois between Benedictine and Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest.]( "Photos from the first women's college flag football game in Illinois between Benedictine and Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest.")
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![Photos: Shedd Aquarium names baby beluga Opus, a musical term]( "Photos: Shedd Aquarium names baby beluga Opus, a musical term")
Politics
Chicago-area housing organizations see HUD grants abruptly cut or in limbo
The groups say the funding disruption could potentially halt their work, which includes providing services...
Business
The price of eggs and ground beef just hit an all-time high. Here’s how everyday costs are changing under Trump.
Using Consumer Price Index data, the Tribune is tracking 11 everyday costs for Americans and...
Education
On centennial of the Scopes trial, Chicagoans honor Clarence Darrow at Jackson Park bridge named in his honor
The Chicago-based lawyer led the charge in multiple high-profile cases, including defending Tennessee high school...
Environment
Naperville D203 carbon action plan would lower greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050
The Naperville District 203 School Board will vote on a carbon action plan later this...
Investigations
DuPage County, sheriff agree to $11 million payout for jail death
Reneyda Aguilar-Hurtado, a 50-year-old mother of two, died in June 2023 after being held in...
Restaurants, Food and Drink
These 3 Chicago chefs compete on the new season of ‘Top Chef’
New for the winner this year, alongside a $250,000 cash prize, is the opportunity to...
Crime and Public Safety
Witness testifies he was with shooter who killed Charles Baird at New Lenox gas station
Marquez Whitfield, an inmate, said he was with the defendant and saw him shoot Charles...
Local News
It was a ‘glitzy’ night out for area kids who got glammed up and jammed at a coed party in Park Ridge
For over an hour, some area youngsters got a feel for the glitzy life, pampered...
History
Today in Chicago History: NFL’s Chicago Cardinals leave for St. Louis
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 13, according...
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